# Surface speed/braking - Type: NTSB finding subsection - Path: [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01) › [Aircraft oper/perf/capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0106) › [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/010620) › Surface speed/braking - NTSB code: 01062045 - Cases: 238 - In the probable cause: 201 - Fatal cases: 2 - All cases: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md - Cases with it in the probable cause: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?cause=1 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045 ## Cases per year (in the probable cause / all) - 2008: 9 / 9 - 2009: 13 / 13 - 2010: 4 / 5 - 2011: 7 / 9 - 2012: 5 / 6 - 2013: 11 / 11 - 2014: 16 / 23 - 2015: 18 / 21 - 2016: 19 / 27 - 2017: 13 / 14 - 2018: 9 / 12 - 2019: 14 / 14 - 2020: 11 / 12 - 2021: 12 / 14 - 2022: 12 / 12 - 2023: 11 / 14 - 2024: 6 / 7 - 2025: 9 / 10 - 2026: 2 / 5 ## Defining events in these cases - [Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230): 72 cases - [Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096): 64 cases - [Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300): 57 cases - [Landing area overshoot](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/380): 12 cases - [Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200): 7 cases - [Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330): 4 cases - [Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150): 4 cases - [Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090): 4 cases - [Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490): 3 cases - [Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240): 2 cases ## Aircraft models (registry) - [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150): 14 cases - [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140): 8 cases - [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12): 6 cases - [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150): 5 cases - [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18): 4 cases - [Cessna 182Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q): 4 cases - [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181): 3 cases - [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150): 3 cases - [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a): 3 cases - [Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40](https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-40): 3 cases ## Other findings in the same cases - [Aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040) (Personnel issues): 123 cases - [Use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015) (Personnel issues): 56 cases - [Decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520) (Personnel issues): 55 cases - [Directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020) (Aircraft): 45 cases - [Brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242) (Aircraft): 41 cases - [Tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015) (Environmental issues): 20 cases - [Descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040) (Aircraft): 20 cases - [Wet surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023010) (Environmental issues): 18 cases - [Incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015) (Personnel issues): 16 cases - [Delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025) (Personnel issues): 14 cases ## Newest cases - [NTSB WPR26LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA222), Jun 17, 2026: Cessna 172S (N96FA), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and encounter with a tailwind while landing on a rough runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent nose over. - [NTSB WPR26LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA208), Jun 1, 2026: Cessna 140 (N4179N), Pasco, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over. - [NTSB WPR26LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA142), Mar 28, 2026: Piper PA-12 (N3484M), Spanaway, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of brakes, which resulted in the airplane tipping forward onto its nose. - [NTSB WPR26LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA144), Mar 26, 2026: Cessna 152 (N24932), Los Angeles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a jet blast fence during taxi. - [NTSB ERA26LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA088), Jan 8, 2026: Cirrus Design SR22 (N29UA), Philippi, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun. - [NTSB ERA26LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA032), Nov 6, 2025: Cessna 140 (N1860V), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a nose over. - [NTSB ANC25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA089), Jul 14, 2025: Piper PA-12 (N2638M), Egegik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. - [NTSB ANC25LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA075), Jul 11, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N8979D), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. - [NTSB ANC25LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA073), Jul 11, 2025: Piper PA-18-135 (N27293), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the landing after determining the landing area was… - [NTSB ANC25LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA062), Jul 2, 2025: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. NTSB has coded findings and defining events since 2008; earlier cases used its older occurrence and cause codes and aren't counted. Findings: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings.md. Defining events: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events.md. Phases of flight: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases.md. Every investigation, filtered by finding, event, phase, state, year or model: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md (for example ?state=MI&fatal=1). NTSB's definitions: Accident and incident, 49 CFR 830.2 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-VIII/part-830/subpart-A/section-830.2), CICTT occurrence categories (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/OccurrenceCategoryDefinitions.pdf), CICTT phases of flight (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/data/Documents/datafiles/PhaseofFlightDefinitions.pdf), and NTSB coding manual, before 2008 (PDF) (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). NTSB publishes no definitions for its findings, only their names. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.